Thomas Raines (August 13, 1842 – August 12, 1924) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He was born on August 13, 1842, in

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, the son of Rev. John Raines (1818–1877) and Mary (Remington) Raines (1815–1889). He was educated in Canandaigua and began his career as a store clerk in Lyons. At age 21, he became active in finance as one of the organizers of a new bank in

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. In 1867, he settled in

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and became Cashier of the "Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank." He was New York State Treasurer from 1872 to 1875. He was elected at the New York state election, 1871 on the

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ticket, became a Liberal Republican in 1872, and was re-elected at the New York state election, 1873 on the Democratic ticket. In May 1874, he suffered a nervous breakdown. He was described in contemporary news accounts as a "raving lunatic", being "stark mad", and suffering from "religious frenzy". He was declared incapacitated, and sent to the Utica State Asylum for treatment. On June 1, 1874,

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was appointed by Governor

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as Acting Treasurer, pending Raines's recovery or a decision by the State Legislature which would convene only next January. After recovering his mental health, Raines was reinstated to the Treasury by Governor Dix on August 19, 1874.''THE STATE TREASURY''
in the ''

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'' on August 20, 1874 Afterwards Raines studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879, and practiced law in Rochester. In 1883, he was appointed as a special county judge of

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. In 1911, he was President of the Monroe County Bar Association. Raines died on August 12, 1924, in

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; and was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery there. Congressman John Raines (1840–1909) and State Senator

George Raines George Raines (November 10, 1846 – November 27, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was in Pultneyville, New York to Rev. John Raines and Mary (Remington) Raines. He attended the common schools and Elmira Free ...

(1846–1908) were his brothers.

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